Unnecessary Inventions — products that solve problems that don't exist, by designer Matt Benedetto.

462 Inventions / Sorted: Most Recent / Updated 06.27.26
№ 147
The Pandemic Prevention Utility Belt™️
The Pandemic Prevention Utility Belt™️
Built following the CDC guidelines, protect yourself from the coronavirus today.
№ 146
Snooping Spectacles - Unnecessary Inventions
Snooping Spectacles™️
Craft a delicious meal right from your scorching hot laptop charger.
№ 145
iCooker Collection - Unnecessary Inventions
The iCooker Collection™️
Craft a delicious meal right from your scorching hot laptop charger.
№ 144
CyberToaster - Unnecessary Inventions
The CyberToaster™️
It’s Elon Toast. Strap yourselves in for the most high tech toaster known to man.
№ 143
DIY Supreme Oreos Kit - Unnecessary Inventions
The DIY Supreme Oreo Kit™️
Don’t have $15k to drop on three Supreme x Oreo cookies on eBay?!
№ 142
ZipperMax Pants - Unnecessary Inventions
ZipperMax Pants™️
Be prepared for any possible situation from full pants to booty shorts and everything in…
№ 141
Handy Chops - Unnecessary Inventions
Handy Chops™️
Sometimes you just need a helping hand with your chopsticks.
№ 140
12 Pack Party Popper - Unnecessary Inventions
12 Pack Party Popper™️
Why only open one beer when you can open 12 beers.
№ 139
Gator Visor - Unnecessary Inventions
The Gator Visor™️
The newest addition to the Gator Collection has arrived.
№ 138
The Offensive Snowball Maker - Unnecessary Inventions
The Offensive Snowball Maker™️
Getting hit in the face with a snowball just officially got insulting!
№ 137
Crapper Concealer - Unnecessary Inventions
Crapper Concealer™️
Sometimes you just don’t want people to recognize your shoes from under the stall.
№ 136
JiffyFlosser - Unnecessary Inventions
The JiffyFlosser™️
Every single tooth in one easy swish. Stop wasting your precious time flossing each…
№ 135
Snout Snuggy - Unnecessary Inventions
Snout Snuggy™️
I swear to god my nose is getting frost bite!
№ 134
Birthday Booze Candle Topper - Unnecessary Inventions
Birthday Booze Candle Topper™️
Today I turn 30 years old and I don’t want cake, I want some booze.
№ 133
JerkyFingers - Unnecessary Inventions
JerkyNails™️
Curb your nail biting habit with jerky and meet the fun new snack taking the meat market…
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Designed in Vermont, regretted nowhere.

Unnecessary Inventions is the ongoing creative practice of designer Matt Benedetto. Working out of The Ui Studio in Burlington, VT, he builds physical and digital products that solve problems no one is asking him to solve.

The inventions have appeared in every major news outlet, on stages across three continents, and inside several Spirit Halloween stores he wasn't paid for.

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